Eliezer Chen appears to have exhausted all efforts to avoid being extradited to Israel to stand trial, to face charges of alleged abuse against children. Chen, who exhibit’s a chareidi appearance, appealed to a Brazil court seeking refugee status, but he lost his appeal. He is expected to be handed over to Israeli authorities in the coming months.

The case dates back to March 2007, with police explaining Chen presented himself as a rav and mekubal and persuaded others the children needed a ‘tikun’.

As the information surrounding the alarming case began to hit the media, Chen fled to Brazil and has since been waging a legal battle to prevent being turned over to Israeli authorities.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)